As Morale Sags, More Military Service Members Are Having a Crisis of Conscience As Morale Sags, More Military Service Members Are Having a Crisis of Conscience
According to multiple GI rights organizations, service members are inquiring in unprecedented numbers about seeking conscientious objector status.
Sep 22, 2026 / Sophie Mann-Shafir
Bernie Sanders: “People Are Sick and Tired of the Status Quo. People Want Change.” Bernie Sanders: “People Are Sick and Tired of the Status Quo. People Want Change.”
Exclusive: Read the text of a major foreign-policy address delivered by the independent senator at Riverside Church.
Sep 21, 2026 / Sen. Bernie Sanders
Even Republicans Are Figuring Out That Pete Hegseth Is a Disaster Even Republicans Are Figuring Out That Pete Hegseth Is a Disaster
Hegseth was always a horrible choice for defense secretary. At long last, some in the GOP are admitting it.
Sep 21, 2026 / Jeet Heer
Mike Johnson Is the Most Dangerous House Speaker in American History Mike Johnson Is the Most Dangerous House Speaker in American History
His decision to shut the House down at a moment of crisis around AI is the act of a reckless charlatan.
Sep 21, 2026 / John Nichols
The Ed Sheeran Controversy The Ed Sheeran Controversy
In a society that claims to promote free speech, what crosses the line from controversial to unacceptable? Who gets to define where the line begins and ends?
Sep 21, 2026 / Peter Dreier
We Need to Protect College Sports From Ted Cruz We Need to Protect College Sports From Ted Cruz
In this week’s Elie v. U.S., our justice correspondent looks at the many ways Cruz’s bill threatens athletes’ labor rights. Plus: why our mail-in voting nightmare isn’t over.
Sep 18, 2026 / Elie Mystal
Why Aren’t We Talking About the Warmongering Lies of Mike Rogers? Why Aren’t We Talking About the Warmongering Lies of Mike Rogers?
The media’s relentless focus on Hasan Piker allows the dishonest GOP hawk (and actual Michigan Senate candidate) to evade scrutiny.
Sep 18, 2026 / Jeet Heer
Netanyahu Is Accused of Ignoring Warnings About October 7 Netanyahu Is Accused of Ignoring Warnings About October 7
Will justice be served?
Sep 18, 2026 / OppArt / Emanuele Del Rosso
AI Is a Kitchen-Table Issue AI Is a Kitchen-Table Issue
And with the Trump administration encouraging unregulated growth in the industry, Democrats need to start acting like it.
Sep 18, 2026 / Chris Lehmann